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Subject: Re: man -k (metacity | xinit)
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> myprompt$ man -k xinit
> xinit: nothing appropriate
> 
> myprompt$ man xinit
> [displays the manpage (1) for xinit!!]

See the man page for makewhatis.

Makewhatis gets run weekly, but only if your computer is switched on
at 4.15am on Sunday.

-- Richard

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